Hay-cutter.



J. S. STEEL.

HAY GUTTBR.

APPLICATION FILED 11111.4, 1911.

1,03 3,485. Patented July 23, 1912.

me/wboz 8767771 (ST 86698,

JOHN S. STEEL, OF CHILLICOTI-IE, OHIO.

HAY-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. March 4, 1911.

Patented July 23, 1912.

Serial No. 612,325.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. STEEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chillicothe, in the count-y of Ross and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Cutters, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of hay cutters.

The objects of my invention are to provide a hand operated tool by meansof which hay and straw, whether in the form of stacks or bales or othercompact body, may be readily and effectively severed; to so construct myimproved cutting device as to per mit of the cutting blade entering thebody of hay or straw without undesirable resistance and to produce asimultaneous operation at bot-h the front and rear edges of the cuttingblade; to provide improved means for detachably connecting the handlewith the cutting blade and to produce other improvements the details ofwhich will be more fully pointed out hereinafter. These objects Iaccomplish in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings,inwhich Figure l is a side elevation of my improved cutting device, aportion of the handle thereof being broken away for the sake ofclearness in illustration, Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view on line 22of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a plan view, Fig. 4 is a side elevation of thehandle attaching shoe, and, Fig. 5 is an enlarged transverse section online 55 of Fig. 1.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a substantially triangularcutting blade 1 of suitable metal, the upper and wider end portion ofwhich is provided on its forward side with an upward extension 1*. Thiscutting blade 1 has its forward and longer edge preferably serrated orformed with elongated scallops, said edge being sharpened preferably bybeveling the marginal portion of the body on one side, as shown moreclearly in Fig. 5. The rear and shorter edge of the blade is likewisebeveled or sharpened as clearly indicated, this rear edge, however,being preferably straight as shown.

3 represents a horizontal handle attaching shoe, the underside andforward end of which are channeled as indicated at 4, the undersidechannel being adapted, as shown, to receive the upper horizontal topportion of the cutting blade 1 and the end channel being adapted asindicated more clearly in dotted lines in Fig. 1 to receive the lowerand rear portion of the blade extension 1*. The shoe may be fastened inits connection with the blade through the medium of suitable screws,rivets, bolts or other attaching devices such as are indicated at 5. Theouter or rear end of the shoe 3 is provided with arearwardly extendingattaching pin or screw 6, with which are adapted to engage the internalthreads of a socket 7 formed in one end of a suitable handle 8.

It will readily be understood that in utilizing my device for thepurpose of severing bodies of hay and straw, the implement is wielded oroperated somewhat after the manner of using an ax, except that the bladeis swung vertically downward. In this operation, it will be understoodthat the point or lower end of the blade will enter the body of hay orstraw without undesirable resistance and that the cut formed mustgradually increase as the triangular blade sinks into the material. Itwill also be understood that the severing action will be facilitated bythe emplovment of the serrated or scalloped forward edge of the bladeand that by the use of the device, compact bodies of hav, straw andsimilar material may be rapidly and effectively severed.

While I have herein shown and described one particular embodiment of myinvention, I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to allthe precise details of construction herein set forth, as modificationand variation may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim, is

1. A hand hay cutter comprising ahandle. and a triangular blade carriedupon the end of said handle and extending at right angles from one sidethereof, and an integral extension extending upon the opposite side ofsaid blade and forming a portion of the cutting edge of said blade.

2. A hand hay cutter comprising a doubleedged blade of substantiallytriangular form, an extension integrally formed upon the forward edge ofsaid blade and terminating rear of the short edge thereof, a handleextending at right angles to said blade and straddling the top of thebody of said blade and the rear edge of said extension, said extensionbeing disposed upon the opposite side of said handle to the body of saidblade. 10

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN S. STEEL. Witnesses J. D. VVITHGOTT, CoRA MABURY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

